July 1st, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 74
Aches & pains: right foot, right pinky toe
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: n/a
Recent viewing: Arrow (season 3&4), Supergirl (season 1), How To Get Away With Murder (season 6)
Recent playing: n/a
Recent events: kitchen restoration for water damage, first night terror in a long time
Recently accomplished: lawn care, shed reorganization, facilitating kitchen work, trimmed arbor vita
Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects
June 12th, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 74
Aches & pains: right foot
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Radiolab
Recent viewing: Workin’ Moms, Arrow (season 2), Space Force, Last Week Tonight, Amazing Stories
Recent playing: n/a
Recent events: COVID-19 test, colonoscopy, discovered poa trivialis in the back yard, workplace promotion
Recently accomplished: lawn care, filed insurance claim for kitchen
Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, health insurance negotiations, trim arbor vita
June 9th, 2020 — Explanation
Because I have a minor medical procedure at the end of this week, I had to get tested for COVID-19 today. I was tested at a drive-thru location near the Providence Portland Medical Center. It’s right across the Banfield in a parking lot that is probably a shuttle parking location for the hospital. My instructions during a phone call the night before were “Bring your ID and a tissue.”
The parking lot has three stations, each manned by several people under a canopy. At the entrance to the the parking lot is a security guard who waved me towards the first station. A lady at the first station held up a sign that told me to roll up my window (which I had rolled down as I pulled in). After I did that, she held up another sign instructing me to place my driver’s license against the window. I did so.
She consulted a clipboard and then waved me on to the next station. At the next station, the first sign asked for me to hold my license against the window again. After they confirmed who I was, the next sign instructed me to blow my nose. After I did so, they waved me on to the final station where a woman wearing a mask and face guard waited.
Again, I placed my driver’s license against the window and she confirmed my identity matched the test kit she held in her hands. She then asked me to roll down my window and then told me to place my hands on the steering wheel and  lean back in my seat. She briefly described the procedure which involves swabbing your nasal passage. She said it would be uncomfortable but it would be over in 10 seconds. I nodded and closed my eyes.
What followed was the most intensely uncomfortable 10 seconds of my life. It was astounding just how… intense it was. “Wow” I said when I opened my eyes. I then thanked her, rolled up my window and drove off. “Wow”, I repeated to myself several times. I could feel the effects in my nostril acutely for at least 5 minutes after and can still feel it slightly two hours later. Wow.
Results take 3-4 days which will be just in time for my procedure on Friday.
May 28th, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 74
Aches & pains: right foot
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: Hidden Brain, This American Life, Abbey Road, Electric Ladyland, Reply All
Recent viewing: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ozark, Servant, Dead to Me, Trial By Media, The Flash (season 6), Magic for Humans, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Recent playing: n/a
Recent events: stimulus check
Recently accomplished: lawn care, fun with the YNAB API, homeowners insurance coverage investigation, fixed compost pile, shelf mount for BluRay player, fixed dishwasher
Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, health insurance negotiations
May 6th, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 53
Aches & pains: right foot
Current reading: 100 Days of SwiftUI
Recent listening: This American Life, Beastie Boys, Reply All, Robot or Not
Recent viewing: Bosch (Season 6), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, After Life (Season 2), Ozark, Outlander, The Crown, Devs, SNL at Home, McMillions
Recent playing: n/a
Recent events: fruit company interview, Graham out of quarantine, virtual happy hours
Recently accomplished: Replaced Scion battery, solved mystery carpet wet spot, shed cleanup, tree trimming, lawn mowing, bike to shop for tune-up
Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, fix dishwasher, kitchen floor replacement planning, finish lingering projects
April 10th, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 37
Aches & pains: right foot
Current reading: 100 Days of SwiftUI
Recent listening: R.E.M., John Prine, Hidden Brain, This American Life
Recent viewing: Tiger King, The Crown, How to Fix a Drug Scandal, How To Get Away with Murder, Ozark, Lost In Space, Dirty Money, Outbreak, Altered Carbon
Recent playing: n/a
Recent events: COVID-19 including getting Graham home to 14 day quarantine, found a compost spreader for $50
Recently accomplished: Daily Swift tutorial, spring lawn activities, taxes complete but not paid, caught up on medical bills
Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, more biking, read books, update resumé
January 3rd, 2020 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 0
Aches & pains: right foot (intermittent)
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: This American Life, Making Sense (podcast), Hidden Brain, Reply-All, Sleep, Tool, Neil Young
Recent viewing: You, The Flash, The Irishman, The Mandelorian, The Morning Show, Don’t F**k With Cats, The Confession Killer, The Devil Next Door, The End of the Fucking World
Recent playing: Borderlands, Patterned
Recent events: Lewis & Clark concerts, Christmas and New Year with the boys and girlfriends, bought a new TV
Recently accomplished: Started YNAB, wall mounted the TV, Xmas shopping, vet trip
Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, resolve medical bills, help Graham prepare for London, start biking again
November 7th, 2019 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 874
Aches & pains: right foot (outer edge), shoulders, cold (4 days)
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: This American Life, JESUS IS KING, Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Floyd
Recent viewing: Conspiracy, Taylor Swift’s Tiny Desk Concert, Saturday Night Live, In the Shadow of the Moon, The Great Hack, Explained (Season 2), Living With Yourself, Travels with My Father
Recent playing: Mini Motorways
Recent events: Mother’s 90th Birthday Party and trip to Iowa, Tina’s 50th Birthday Party (impending), my 53rd birthday
Recently accomplished: Party planning, solution to disallow cat printing, finished deck, dosed cats, resolved dental bills,
Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, clean carpets, call insurance, mop, clean fridge, put away the luggage
September 18th, 2019 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 828
Aches & pains: shoulders, ankles, lower left arm
Current reading: n/a
Recent listening: Hidden Brain, The David Pakman Show, Coverville
Recent viewing: Dark, Boy Erased, Rolling Thunder Revue, Mindhunter (Season 2), Queer Eye (Season 4), Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Another Life, The Boys
Recent playing: Bloons 6, Dr. Mario World
Recent events: Bridge Pedal with Tina, fall grass overseeding cycle, Graham & Kate returned to college
Recently accomplished: Made fall travel arrangements, flora trimming, organized and stored video game stuff,
Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, finish deck, dose cats, resolve dental billing issues, pay bills, clean roof and gutters
July 5th, 2019 — Vital Statistics
Bike miles this year: 579
Aches & pains: shoulders, lower back, ankles
Current reading: Getting Things Done
Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Bruce Springsteen, Hidden Brain, Making Sense, Lawns Across America, Radiolab
Recent viewing: The Corner, Good Omens, Blood, Frets and Tears, Captain Beefheart: Under Review, John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky, Murder Mystery, The Bill Murray Stories, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
Recent playing: Bloons 6
Recent events: Independence Day party, iPhone cracked screen fixed, lowest A1C since diagnosed, spring HVAC inspection, eye doctor appointment
Recently accomplished: Rebuilt a bike for Graham, end of fiscal quarter, dosed cats, replaced outdoor faucet, pressure washing, hauled away junk
Imperative To Do: Ride 75 miles in a week, read more, clean roof and gutters, organize video game stuff, finalize Iowa vacation plans, finish pressure washing, seal driveway cracks. Take a look to ProClean Pressure Washing take pride in their work and have provided commercial and residential power washing Bradenton.